Frank, a somewhat successful professor at a technology school, listens to old songs on his tape machine and wanders back to scenes of his youth in World War II England. His is a journey of love and resentment, humor and bitterness, and the discovery that "we only seem to understand people ... when there’s no longer a need." The New York Times’ John J. O’Connor hailed this comedy as "masterly, often extraordinary ... another outstanding example of how well theater can work on television when it’s intelligently handled." The performance stars Oscar nominees Tom Hulce and Geraldine Fitzgerald.